Create custom db table and fields from plugin

[fzngagan (Faizaan Gagan)]

This should answer the questions for folks here

New columns in directory (/users)

FWIW I’ve decided to go this route with a plugin of mine, where PluginStoreRow and CustomFields didn’t qqquite cut it on their own. Caveat emptor You should be trying really hard not to do this - It’s not recommended behaviour to modify the database from within a plugin, but it can be done unobtrusively in small, additive doses (I’d say you never for any reason want to remove or change existing columns) Here’s how I did it: Write a migration in the plugin which modifies th…